Ok music fans, I need your help. My band is now officially a band (woohoo!), and things are getting there... slowly. We have vaguely discussed the idea of adding a second guitarist, but I need some more ideas and inspiration for doing three piece arrangements before heading in that direction.
Three piece bands that come to my mind: The Police Cream Nirvana The Stray Cats Green Day Meat Puppets ZZ Top Primus Ben Folds Five
So tell me, what are some more great three piece bands? In particular I'm looking for bands that didn't add members when they played live, but any era, any style of music - rock, blues, jazz, hardcore, punk...anything.
Jimi Hendrix Experience Genesis Rush Emerson, Lake and Palmer Glass Harp – of Phil Keaggy fame Grand Funk Railroad – debatable..started as 3 piece, then morphed to 4. Los Lonely Boys John Mayer Trio King’s X Gov’t Mule Blue Cheer North Mississippi Allstars SRV and Double Trouble Triumph Hanson Sublime Robin Trower Pat Travers Leslie west Blink 182 Crazy Horse
Don't forget to look at some bands with 4 members, but a "singing only" frontman and one guitarist doing rhythm and leads. Motley Crue comes to mind. Love them or hate 'em-they put on a good show. Mick Mars (for a walking deadman looking geezer) is one busy hombre in concert. (Vince Neil DOES pick up an Ovation Acoustic in a couple songs,tho)
Ok, don't shoot me, but I'll admit I've hardly heard any Rush, though I've read a bit about them here and there. Any recommended Rush albums? Same goes for Kings X and a couple of others on Rsh's list. A few I haven't heard of before - Triumph, Glass Harp, Blue Cheer, North Mississippi Allstars and Sublime. I'll do some research this weekend.
I know what you mean about three piece plus singer - Led Zep comes to mind, plus Rollins Band, U2.
Rush kicked some serious butt...but their production company always seemed to have the music muddied up...I always wondered how the albums would sound if properly produced and recorded.
Chili...they are from another of the colonies...Canada!! and speaking of Canadian bands...the best ever...Guess Who.
Chili, the album 2112 is an absolute must hear. Also their debut album Rush.Anything past around the mid-90's....meh...they got a little wierd/techno/poppy IMHO Check out some Pat Travers Live. A song called "boom boom out go the lights" will boil your brains.
Chili, yea but Zepp cheats, LoL , Plant's voice should also count as an instrument. I will do 10 Hail Mary's for FORGETTING to mention them!I have truly sinned.
ooooh yea, Triumph-another good one from The Great White North. Would love to see a "where are they now" show on them. What was his name-Rick Emmette(sp)?
For the 'old dudes' like me- anybody remember RootBoy Slim and the Sex-Change Band? Slightly off topic, but Chili got me all wound up LoL you guys now know my kryptonite-music!
I have not. I've seen 'em a few times, starting in the 80's. They are one of my all time favorite bands. I got my young kids into them so that they will get a better understanding of song structure, timing, and because they just plain rock. Best lyrics in rock 'n roll too.
Ok 10,0000 points for whomever can answer this: what EXTREMELY influential band of 3 + singer did we FORGET? Guitarist is considered a Godfather of lead guitar technique,hint he played the 'Frankenstrat' Fair warning, i have given I or II hints here, lol
Spatten, sounds like a title he'd use, but i dont recall that one. Christmas at Kmarts, Dare to be fat,I'm to old for you,Heartbreak of psoriosis...to name a few(its been a LONG time)